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另外 (besides / in addition)
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- Your manager finishes the main point of a meeting and then adds a separate item.
- in addition另外，down下Friday周五company公司to have a holiday or…放假。 — "Also, the company is closed next Friday."
in addition另外，… = in addition, besides
- in addition另外 at the start of a sentence adds a separate, new point: "in addition, besides that".
- It is common in emails, meetings and instructions.
in addition另外，please请everyone大家bring带(along)上ID cards身份证。
Add a separate point: “In addition, please bring your ID.” ____，请带身份证。
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另外 introduces a new, separate point.
in addition另外 + Verb: separately, also
- After the subject, in addition另外 means "separately, in addition": I我in addition另外for给you你prepared准备(completed / change)了one一份。 — "I've prepared an extra one for you."
- he / him他in addition另外还学Japanese language日语。 — "He's also studying Japanese on the side."
I我separately另外for给you你prepared准备了one一份。
Build: “He's also studying Japanese on the side.”
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Subject + 另外 + verb phrase.
A new point, not the same one
- in addition另外 adds something different from what came before; to add more of the same, use still / also还 or also也.
- At the start of a sentence, put a comma after in addition另外.
另外 is used to add a different, separate point.
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For more of the same, use 还 or 也.
in addition另外 + (modifier / structural particle)的 / number: the other one
- in addition另外(modifier / structural particle)的 / in addition另外一个 = the other one, another one: in addition另外一个person人 — "the other person".
- in addition另外two两个questions问题 — "the other two questions". This use is taught more in lesson 2203.
the other另外two两个questions问题。
What does 另外一个人 mean?
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另外 + number + MW + noun = the other / another.
Recap
- in addition另外，… = in addition (a new, separate point); Subject + in addition另外 + Verb = separately, extra.
- in addition另外 + number / (modifier / structural particle)的 + noun = the other / another.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conjunctions.
Your manager finishes the main point of a meeting and then adds a separate item. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.